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FULL STEAM AHEAD, LUMIX

Started Jun 24, 2020 | Discussions thread
cathal gantly Contributing Member • Posts: 508
Re: FULL STEAM AHEAD, LUMIX

Harold66 wrote:

The argument that smartphone sales killed compact cameras with tiny sensors (1/1.7 and smaller) is very valid / on ILC with medium sensors like m4/3 and aps not so much / meaning that while it may have had a small influence it cannot explain by itself the string sales in that segment

If you understand something being "sufficient" or "good enough" and can factor in "convenience" and "ease of use" for what people want to do, it goes a very long way to explaining the decline.

Not only is it the device you have all the time, but you don't need a computer to process your images. And... you upgrade it every two years! Just think about that for a second... the manufacturers that created the constant carry camera weren't camera companies. Now most people on here, like myself, wouldn't accept a smartphone as an alternative to a system camera and lenses, but enough people do to cause a seismic shift.

Full Frame isn't the answer either... if it was, we would still have Contax.

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